An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Missouri is being praised by the Department of Homeland Security after stopping to provide lifesaving medical care to a driver injured in a serious crash, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said Tuesday.DHS praised ICE officer Curtland Sawyer for helping save the motorist's life after witnessing the collision while driving home.According to DHS, Sawyer, who is assigned to ICE's St.Louis sub-office, was driving home on July 11 when he saw a vehicle collide with a tractor-trailer outside of Festus, Missouri.SEE IT: ICE AGENTS PAUSE ARREST OPERATION TO SAVE WOMAN IN ROLLOVER CRASHICE officer Curtland Sawyer stopped to assist a driver injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer outside Festus, Missouri, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
(Department of Homeland Security)DHS said Sawyer rushed to the scene and provided lifesaving medical care, including applying a tourniquet to the driver's arm to stop life-threatening bleeding.Sawyer remained with the injured driver until emergency medical technicians arrived to provide further treatment, DHS said."ICE law enforcement officer Curtland Sawyer immediately delivered lifesaving medical care to a driver who was involved in a serious collision with a tractor-trailer in Missouri.Officer Sawyer is a hero," DHS Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said in a statement.AMERICA'S WOUNDED COPS FIND HOPE, HEALING AND SECOND CHANCE THROUGH OFFICERS WHO REFUSE TO LEAVE THEM BEHINDICE officer Curtland Sawyer is being recognized by the Department of Homeland Security after providing lifesaving medical care to a driver injured in a crash in Missouri.
(Department of Homeland Security)"Our officers are the best of the best," she continued."When they see someone in need, they don’t hesitate to spring to action to help.
If you see an ICE law enforcement officer, thank them for their service to our nation."Sawyer's actions are the latest in a series of rescues highl...